Uplink Remake

[elivance]

@Hezus

But most important: recompiling goes against developer ethics. Decompiling maps to see how something is done is acceptable, but adjusting someone elses work to your tastes (especially without permission), is a no-go. I would be seriously pissed off if someone just took my levels, threw a bunch of stuff in and released them.

I know you want to do this with the best intentions but you got to respect the design choices of the person who made the map.

Well, You made your point!
About this map c2a5b and with the whole ST is debatable for 2 reasons:

1- the guy who made ST left the team before the maps of this chapter were completed:
Look at the Garg chase,you can easily guess that is not a finished work(weightless cars,Garg AI bugs and issue with pathfinding).

2-If you decompile it you’ll notice that exists a tentacle entity.
has the tentacle been scrapped during the development by that mapper or the other Devs decided a feature freeze in order to release BM asap?
We might never know.

Anyway, I respect your point.

[ojcoolj]

I volunteer in advance for the position of Beta tester.

Currently, your work is pretty brilliant. Do you plan on adding some new parts in between the current ones to expand it or is it a straight up adaptation?

[Hezus]

@ojcoolj

Currently, your work is pretty brilliant. Do you plan on adding some new parts in between the current ones to expand it or is it a straight up adaptation?

Thanks! Some areas were expanded a bit but will still resemble the original design, as you can see from the screenshots. Sometimes I change some smaller things to adjust the gameplay to the new layouts. But my mission is to capture the spirit of the old Uplink into this remake.

[ojcoolj]

@Hezus

Thanks! Some areas were expanded a bit but will still resemble the original design, as you can see from the screenshots. Sometimes I change some smaller things to adjust the gameplay to the new layouts. But my mission is to capture the spirit of the old Uplink into this remake.

You have, I can see you’ve captured the general layout very well!

TextFamGuy1 has had some issues with the Gargantua because of the very limited AI and the lack of animations, how is that going to factor in with your work?

[Dragunov2]

We don’t know what the dev team is gonna change to the mod

[Hezus]

@ojcoolj

You have, I can see you’ve captured the general layout very well!

TextFamGuy1 has had some issues with the Gargantua because of the very limited AI and the lack of animations, how is that going to factor in with your work?

I’m forcing the Gargantua to go through scipted events so the AI doesn’t interfere. So far it works well, since the player is not directly involved and it just an observer.

[ojcoolj]

@Hezus

I’m forcing the Gargantua to go through scipted events so the AI doesn’t interfere. So far it works well, since the player is not directly involved and it just an observer.

Good, but would the scripted events require brand new animations? You might wanna find someone to help you with that

[bur]

probably just running and swinging and general havoc, plenty of animations for that

[Hezus]

It has a couple of useful animations. I actually designed the area around the garg’s animations, so I was sure they would work and look good.

For those interested: I’m currently working on the choreographed scenes using Faceposer. That’s a new job for me so there is still some stuff I need to figure out, but it’s coming along quite well. Faceposer is one of the most buggy pieces of software I’ve ever seen, though.

[ysrael214]

Great work! CAN’T WAIT for the release.

[Dragunov2]

Can’t wait to touch this piece of software

[elivance]

The project is now on moddb too:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/black-mesa-uplink

@moddb page

I’ve been making Half-Life maps since 1999, mostly for Sven Co-op (HL1), Team Fortress Classic (HL1) and Resistance and Liberation (HL2). I released my own MOD Land of Legends (HL1) in 2009. My own project An Open Window (HL2) was discontinued after a long break from mapping. After playing Black Mesa, the mapping virus got me again and I wanted to create something people can enjoy and I enjoy making.

I gotta try this land of legends!

Hezus, you’re the first one that have posted a mod of a mod on moddb!
Cheers!

[Problematic_A-hole]

This is going to be great

[ysrael214]

How about a suggestion? The remakes of GoldSource games had their name changed. Can this be :bms: Black Mesa: Lambda :lambda: Transmission.

[Hezus]

@elivance

I gotta try this land of legends!

Hezus, you’re the first one that have posted a mod of a mod on moddb!
Cheers!

Actually, Land of Legends is a MOD for a MOD as well, since it uses SvenCo-op as code-base Other than that it’s a complete conversion.

@ysrael214

How about a suggestion? The remakes of GoldSource games had their name changed. Can this be Black Mesa: Lambda Transmission.

It’s already called Black Mesa: Uplink instead of Half-Life: Uplink Source or something so that’s enough of a name change. I really want to keep the connection to Black Mesa to be clear, since it features their content.

[ysrael214]

@Hezus

It’s already called Black Mesa: Uplink instead of Half-Life: Uplink Source or something so that’s enough of a name change. I really want to keep the connection to Black Mesa to be clear, since it features their content.

The name I given also connects to Black Mesa and the transmission meaning the satellite that was turned to go through the (Lambda Complex?). Anyway, I accept your decision. What I gave is a suggestion only anyway.

[Dadster]

Why were the screenshots removed, or did I miss something?

I went to your Moddb page but there are only 2 screenshots available. Is it a case where the areas depicted in your previous screenshots have dramatically changed since they were first posted? Why not make them available on both sites so people can appreciate your work and follow your progress, not to mention the added exposure?

[Hezus]

@Dadster

Why were the screenshots removed, or did I miss something?

I went to your Moddb page but there are only 2 screenshots available. Is it a case where the areas depicted in your previous screenshots have dramatically changed since they were first posted? Why not make them available on both sites so people can appreciate your work and follow your progress, not to mention the added exposure?

The first load of screenshots were early WIP. Everything I’m posting now will feature a few art passes towards final quality. I’m just making sure people will not judge the quality of the MOD on early screenshots. From my experience people will just scroll through this thread without reading or checking the dates on the screenshots posted.

The other reason why I’m starting over on MODDB, is because these forums hardly give me any formatting options for adjusting screenshots, adding video or adding HTML.

[Dadster]

@Hezus

The first load of screenshots were early WIP. Everything I’m posting now will feature a few art passes towards final quality. I’m just making sure people will not judge the quality of the MOD on early screenshots. From my experience people will just scroll through this thread without reading or checking the dates on the screenshots posted.

The other reason why I’m starting over on MODDB, is because these forums hardly give me any formatting options for adjusting screenshots, adding video or adding HTML.

As I surmised, 'nuff said. Keep up the great work!!! We’re all pulling for ya.

[Dragunov2]

Don’t be afraid of critizism, we all want to testplay it so u can squash the final bugs and maybe alter things

Like with did with ST